In this first installment of 2009, Brian investigates Matt Murdock's mayoral run, why Jughead has a big ol' S on his chest and why Roger Stern left a book he created for Marvel before the first issue was released.

Your CBR staff concludes their year-end pontifications with a look ahead to the
most anticipated comic books of 2009 including "The Flash: Rebirth," "Agents of
Atlas," and whatever will happen as the manga generation grows up.

We conclude our countdown of the Best 100 Comics of 2008 as voted by the CBR
staff. Who made it into our top twenty, and what's the best comic book of the year?
We think you'll find a lot to talk about in this final installment.

Having looked back on the year that was, the CBR News staff looks ahead to the
year that will be, focusing on the comic book movies to be released in 2009. But
what’s with the controversy about Ryan Reynolds?

We continue our countdown of the Best 100 Comics of 2008 as voted by the CBR
staff. Items #40-21 include one-shots, anthologies and ongoing series from
publishers including Drawn & Quarterly, MAX, NBM, Image and more.

CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale from DC Comics and
Wildstorm this Friday, including "Green Lantern" #36, "Final Crisis: Secret Files,"
"Superman" #683, "Justice League of America" #28 and more.

The CBR News staff continues their debate about the year past, focusing this time
on the business of comics -- including sales, the U.S. economic crisis' effects on
the industry, rising price points, the digital revolution and more.

We continue our countdown of the Best 100 Comics of 2008 as voted by the CBR
staff. Items #60-41 include one-shots, anthologies and ongoing series from
publishers including Image, Fantagraphics, Vertigo, Dynamite and more.

In accordance with E.U. copyright law, cartoonist Elzie Segar's beloved Popeye
character will become public domain beginning January 1, 2009,
making it legal for anyone to sell Popeye posters, T-shirts and new comics.

In March's “New Avengers: The Reunion," Ronin reconnects with his wife
Mockingbird, who was until recently dead. We spoke with writer Jim McCann and editor Jeanine Schaefer about the four-issue miniseries.

We continue our countdown of the Best 100 Comics of 2008 as voted by the CBR
staff. Items #80-61 include one-shots, anthologies and ongoing series from
publishers including Image, Aardvark-Vanaheim, Avatar, and more.

We continue our five-part CBR TV series with Gerard Way by asking the "Umbrella Academy" writer about his top secret superhero project for one of the Big Two, and discuss his return to the drafting table with "Rex Mundi" #16.

Courtesy of Oni Press, CBR brings you an advance look at twenty pages
from "North World" Vol. 2 by Lars Brown. On sale in March, "North World" has
been described as "Grosse Point Blank meets Dungeons & Dragons."

In this first installment of a weeklong series, the CBR News staff analyzes and
debates the biggest trends and events of the comics industry in 2008, beginning
with Robert Kirkman's call for a creator-owned revolution.

As the year draws to a close, your CBR staff presents their picks for the Best 100
Comics of 2008, including titles from Marvel Comics, Top Shelf, IDW, Image, DC,
Oni, VIz and more. In this installment, check out items #100-81.

Robin and Nightwing have their hands full in post-“Batman R.I.P.” and the return
of Azrael isn’t making things any easier on the heir-apparents. We spoke with
writer Fabian Nicieza about "Azrael: Death's Dark Knight."

Many CBR readers received iPhones or iPod touches for Xmas, so
we've test-driven a number of new applications developed to mobilize your
comics experience with products from UCLICK, comiXology and ComicZeal.

Alfred and company learn about the history of Happy Harbor’s alien residents
while the JSI manages to infiltrate the gathering of villains at Harteigen Mountain,
all in the latest “Trinity" by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.

We continue our five-part CBR TV series with Gerard Way by asking the "Umbrella Academy" writer and My Chemical Romance musician about the forthcoming film based on his and Gabriel Bá's hit Dark Horse book.

Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at over 20 new
comics on sale this coming Friday including "Avengers: The Initiative" #20,
"Captain America" #45, "Marvels: Eye of the Camera" #2 and more.

Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR News brings you an advance preview of the Friday, January 2nd shipping "Wolverine" #70, part five of the eight part "Old Man Logan" story by writer Mark Millar and artist Steve McNiven.

Continuing its line of gorgeous anthologies, Image has released "Liquid City,"
spotlighting comics talent from Southeast Asia. CBR spoke with "Re-Gifters"
illustrator Sonny Liew, who edited the volume.